May 30, 2009

Ambrosia is a creamy fruit salad traditionally made with pineapple, coconut, fruit cocktail, heavy cream and walnuts. Heaven! Here is my skinnier version without all the fat.

I have been craving this for weeks and couldn't wait to make it, I used fresh berries and fresh pineapple and replaced the heavy cream with cool whip light. A perfect summertime dessert to serve at a backyard barbecue.

A friend just hipped me to your great site. I'm a vegan and I'm always looking for interesting recipes. Just one thing I must point out--the Skinny Ambrosia Salad is not vegan (not even vegetarian, in fact). Marshmallows are made with gelatin, which is an animal product. Vegan marshmallows are out there, but they are not widely available, so I'd caution your vegan and veggie readers they will have to seek them out if they want to try this dish.

Thank you so much for all the wonderful recipes. This is the very first time I have seen recipes that made me want to get to goal. Can't thank you enough for all the hard work you have put into this site. I subscribed only three days ago and I'm so addicted.

Wow! I just came upon this site and I'm so happy. You have recipes that look great and are easy to make. I belong to weight watchers and I think their cook books have recipes I wouldn't try because they call for off the wall ingredients. Not true with yours these are awesome! Thanks and keep up the great work.

This was grea!!! I made small changes...not a walnut fan but the kids loved and it was just what I was looking for when searching for a light version of ambrosia salad!!! I love your site and come to it often to get ideas when I need to shake up my daily menus...I have lost 63 lbs so far and you help keep it interesting.

ok, I feel like an idiot asking this one... I see that the berries and pineapple are fresh... does that mean the mandarin oranges are canned?? And if so, do I drain them first? I couldn't find fresh in my local market so I'm confused. Thanks.

I will try this, you can get kosher marshallows at a health food store near you, or leave them out. I like to use greek yogurt in fruit salads. It is good and healthy for you. I joined WW in Feb. 2014 and I have lost 30 lbs. thanks for the good recipes. I will share them at my WW meetings.